Nationalities and Parliaments now: What can we learn from the past?

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the growth of nationalist and minority movements interacting with democratic political forces stretched to breaking point the rules and conventions of parliamentary systems. Today, a combination of economic crisis, stresses caused by refugee movements and economic migration, as well as a collapse in the perceived legitimacy of many political systems, is again testing the capacity of political institutions to cope. This discussion explored how the fit between democratic institutions and national identities and aspirations is being challenged across Europe.

Speakers:

Professor Tim BaleChair in Politics at Queen Mary University of London

Professor Robert HazellDirector of the Constitution Unit, University College London

Professor Simon HixProfessor of European and Comparative Politics at the LSE

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